Supplemental work support for portable sewing machines



Apr. 24, 1923., 1,452,696

' G. R. MOCK SUPPLEMENTAL WORK SUPPORT FOR PORTABLE SEWING MACIIIIINES Filed; June 28 1920 Patented Apr. 24, 1923. I

. i it.) l lhi l it were i GEORGE E. MOGK, or CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, ASSIGINOR or oivnrnmn To Rosana: LQ

CAMPBELL, or CHICAGO," ILLINoIs.

SUPPLEMENTAL WORK SUPPORT FOR PORTABLE SEWING MACHINES.

Applicationfiled June 28, 1920. Serial No. 392,316.

To all whom it may concern.

Be it known that I, GEORGE R. l t Icon, a

citizen of the Unitei States, and a resident of the city of Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois. have invented certain new and usetful Improvements in Suppleniental ork Supports for Portable Sewing Machines, of which the following is afull clear, and exact specification.

This invention is concerned with supplemental work supports for portable sewing machines, heretofore confined and limited, to a portion of the top surface of the bed-plate of the sewing machine in a plane substan tially above the surface of the table upon which the sewing machine is placed for its operation. j p

The prime object of my invention broadly stated is a work support of unlimited area for portable sewing machines adapted to be detachably secured to the base of the machine. with its top surface maintained substantially in a plane parallel with that of the bed-plate of the machine.

A further object of my invention is to provide a portable sewing machine with a worksupport not only extending along the side of its bed-plate for a considerable distance, and forwardly beyond the work-supporting end thereof, but which also provides for an arm rest for the operator-during the operation of the machine.

Another object of my invention is to provide means by which the supplemental. work support may be conveniently attached to and detached from the bed-plate of a portable sewing machine in such a mannerthat it may be securely locked against longitudinal and lateral movement without the aid oftightening screws or other devices requiring -manipulation for actuating .them towards and from their locking position.

A. still further object of my invention is to provide for locking the supplemental work support to the bed-plate of the ma chine by means of locking devices which do not project in a plane materially above the plane of the surface of the bed-plate or supplemental worksupport and which are secured in their operative position. on tilting the supplemental work'support from an ab normal to its normal operative position, and vice versa for disengaging it from the sewins; machine. p I Y With these ends inview, my inventions finds p p i I; i

embodiment in certain features of novelty 1n the construction, combination and ar- 'rangement of p'arts, which said objects and certain other objects are attained, all as hereinafter described with reference to ticularly pointed out in the appended claims. In said drawmgs;

Fig. '1 is a top plan view'oi a portable sewing machine and the supplementalwork support therefor intheir ope-ratiye position. Fig.2" s a side elevation. of the same,'with dotted lines indicating the abnorma'l posi-,.f

tion of the'supplemental work support for engaging and disengaging the locking devices therefor. I ig. 3 is a perspective view ofthesupplemental work support detached fromthe ma-' chine. v I y [i Fig. 4 is a cross-section taken on the-line 4.4 of Fig.1 looking i n the direction of V of thelocking tongue shownfin Fig. 6. a

Similar characters of [reference indicate the same parts in the severalfigures of, the drawing. 7

8 indicates ayportable sewing machine. the

co theaccompanying drawings','and more parbase 9 for which iscommonly made ofwood. I

and the edges of which, next its uppersurface, are providedwith and surrounded by a single, slightly outwardly projecting bead 10. and 11 is a supplemental work support or table pro videdfat one end with an open slot 12. the opposing side walls13l3and I end wall 14 of which are inwardly beveled for thepurpose of securing,their close' fit against-the outwardly projecting bead 110..

The slot 12 is of a depth and widthadapted toreceive about two-thirds of the length 01" the bed-plate 15 of the machine. and. in anyeve'nt, of a depth suflicientto present a surface adapted to, support the goods passing beneath the overhanging arm of the machine. and an arm rest 16 for the operator, which may be of less widththan the oppos.

ing arm 17. .s

Respectively countersunk in the. inner edges of the arms 1 6 and '17 gisa truncated wedge-shaped plate 18, provide'd at its botd ew a flange 9 wil ma nettatt eunderside of the table and secured thereto by a set-screw 20, and "for which purpose other set-screws 21-21 may be projected laterall'y throughthe plate into the edges of these arms, as indicated in Fig.7.

integrally connect-ed with and projecting, outwardly and laterallytrom the plate 18 is a lug 22, which, in cross-section, is Z-shaped and terminates in a horizontal latch-piece 23, which, when the table is in an inclined position, as indicated at 2 in Fig. 2, 18 adapted to be Pl()]@0tl into a recess 25 n the base 8, and when the board is lowered to its normal position, to lie fiat against a plate 26 secured to the base'by means of one or more set-screws 27, the width of the slot be .ing such as to prevent lateral movement of the latch-piece 23 when in its operative position against the plate 26.

Secured to the end wall ll oi the slot by ,IHGBJIS of a set-screw 28 is a Z-shaped plate 25' "receiving the bolt of the lock for the cover 29 preferably countersunk therein, 1 the arm 30 01? which. plate is adapted to overlap and bes upporte'd by a plate 31 provided with a perforation 32 and commonly emi'iloyed for (not shown) of the machine, which cover, as

usual,is provided in its edges with hooks (not shown), and the bed of the .iaehine withthe recess 25 and plate 26 for securing the cover against accidental detachment from the .woodenbase of a portable sewing machine.

In other words, my mvention provides a work-supportingtable and locking devices firmly secured thereto adapted to be secured to the base of a portable sewing machine without any change in the construction of such base before provided wholly for the purpose of securing and locking in its operative position the detachable cover commonly accompanying such machines.

Forthe purposes of relieving the locking devices of the table from strains tending to bend or break them, the table is provided,

toward its free end, with a leg or legs 33, so

thatwhen, for the operation of a portable sewing machine, it is placed upon a kitchen or other table, the plane of the surface of the work supporting table will be substantially that of the plane of the upper surface of the bed-plate of the machine, as indicated With the understanding: that i am the. first toj proyide a portable sewing machinewith a table substantially supplementing the yiiork supportingsurface of the bed-plate thereof, and which maybe detachablylocked against displacement in any direction from its operative position, when its working surface is in a plane with that of the bed-plate, it will at once be apparent that my invention is not limited to the form and construction herein disclosed, and that my invention includes broadly'a table for a portable sewing machine supplementing the work-supporting surface thereof, provided with any means by which it may be detachably secured in, its operative position against lateraldisplacement relative to such a machine. Furthermore, it is also apparent that my invention is not limited to such a table formed in one piece, and that, for the purposes of convenience in shipping and storage, it may be formed oi a number of detachable or else hinged sections foldable one upon the other.

l lavin described in invention what I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent is p l. A detachable work support for a port able sewing machine, consisting of a table,

provided with edges adapted to oppose one endedge and the side edges of the bed-plate of the machine, said end edge having secured thereto a plate provided with a hookshaped arm adapted to overlap the adj acent surface of the bed-plate and thereby furnish a support accordingly for the supplemental table.

2. A detachable supplemental work support for a portable sewing machine, provided with edges opposing one end edge and the side edges of the bed-plate of the machine, an arm secured to said support and projecting: to overlapping engagement with the adjacent surface of the bed-plate of the machine, a vertical leg for said support located in the vicinity of the free end of and adapted to maintain said support with its operating surface in a plane substantially that of the working surface of the bed-plate.

3. A detachablesupplemental work sup port for a portable sewing machine, provided with an opening towards one end thereof, a plate secured to the opposing side walls of said opening, provided with a laterally extending Z-shaped member, the free end of which is adapted to be projected into recesses normally adjacent the edges of the bed of: the machine, provided with an overhanging plate and whereby on swinging, the supplemental support to its operative position the under-surface ot said overhanging plate is engaged by the free end of said Z-shaped member.

in witness whereof. I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seahthis 22nd day of" June, A. D. 1920.

Witness Jae. G. ELLIOTT,

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